Can you tell me which one you would use in a sentence then or than?

.I want to come to your party sooner rather (than/then) later if you're not going to be too busy? I still don't quite understand the answer to this question. Need more answers.asked by dsandecki 26 minutes agoflag answer this question your answer... submit answer preview answer make a hub about it ? back to question

"Than" is used when making a comparison (as you are--in this case, you're comparing "sooner" to "later").

"Then" has more meanings, listed below from dictionary.com:

–adverb1.at that time: Prices were lower then.2.immediately or soon afterward: The rain stopped and then started again.3.next in order of time: We ate, then we started home.4.at the same time: At first the water seemed blue, then gray.5.next in order of place: Standing beside Charlie is my uncle, then my cousin, then my brother.6.in addition; besides; also: I love my job, and then it pays so well.7.in that case; as a consequence; in those circumstances: If you're sick, then you should stay in bed.8.since that is so; as it appears; therefore: You have, then, found the mistake? You are leaving tonight then.

–adjective9.being; being such; existing or being at the time indicated: the then prime minister.

–noun10.that time: We have not been back since then. Till then, farewell.

To my knowledge and understanding, then is used when talking about a time, example-- it's either then or now.the word than, is used when referring to a comparison, example, this coffee is better than yours.

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